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Sunday, April 01, 2012

Dispute Among Senate Dems Threatens Postal Reform Before May 15 Deadline

A disagreement over tactics in the Senate may derail efforts to avert the closure of hundreds of mail-processing centers and rural post offices around the country.

Congress will have only a month after the two-week April recess to pass legislation before a moratorium on post office closures expires on May 15.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) had planned to bring legislation to the floor this past week to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service to minimize the impact on mail delivery but he cannot round up enough votes in his caucus.

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1 comment:

  1. why the 2 week recess. have they worked enough to deserve it?

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